In the world of mobile cross-platform IM apps, there is absolutely no denying the ever-growing popularity of WhatsApp messenger. It’s quick, reliable, and for the most part free (the BlackBerry version must be paid for after the first year). But, have you ever wondered just how popular the app really is? According to the WhatsApp [...]

  Remember Kik? The ever-popular cross-platform BBM-esque instant messenger that went very viral, very fast last year? The same one that - as quickly as it went viral - lost access to RIM API’s, thus killing its push functionality rendering it useless to BlackBerry? Yea, that app. Well, guess what? It’s back and “better than [...]

It comes as no surprise that when most people hear the name “Enflick” they have no idea who they are or the impact they’ve had on the mobile space. Almost two years ago, when the instant messenger craze was still in its infancy, a small Waterloo based start-up called Enflick saw a void with the [...]

When I looked at my BlackBerry yesterday I was treated to the surprise of an update to popular instant messaging app - and hopeful BBM copycat/killer - WhatsApp for my BlackBerry. The new version of WhatsApp is officially released as v2.6.4130 and promises: - Message delivery improvements. - Tweaks to how group chat media is [...]

Over the last year or so Kik has quickly become a force to be reckoned with in the over-saturated world of cross-platform Instant Messengers (IM’s). Through lawsuits and loss of support from BlackBerry, they still managed to build a user base of over 3 million users and recently secure a new round of VC funding [...]

In the totally over-saturated world of cross-platform messaging apps, WhatsApp has prevailed as a force to be reckoned with. It works great, gets updated regularly, is quick, clean and an extremely reliable alternative to BBM — for those trying to kick the addiction and move to a different OS platform. The only real downside to [...]

****Update**** Turns out the story was indeed a hoax and a mean one at that; word comes from BGR, stating they reached out to a contact at RIM who had this to say: “RIM did not hold a conference in Toronto this week, and Jim Balsillie did not speak at any event in Toronto this week.” We’re not [...]

The list of my friends obtaining Android device is growing rapidly. Even though the iPhone is extremely popular, I’m getting outnumbered solely because none of the people I know are willing to switch to AT&T. I’ve been blessed with incredible games, both online and offline, for my iPhone and I feel bad for my Android [...]